HSS HOLDS A PANEL DISCUSSION IN DUBROVNIK

DUBROVNIK, 19 August (Hina) - On Monday evening the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) organized a panel discussion in Dubrovnik titled "What the HSS Has To Offer." After an introduction by the president and the secretary of the Dubrovnik chapter of the HSS, who tackled the political situation in the region of Dubrovnik, the audience was addressed by HSS MP Marinko Filipovic. Filipovic pointed to marginalization of the Sabor, stressing his party's commitment to restoration of the Sabor's dignity. Speaking about transformation of property he described it as very bad, resulting in unchecked enrichment of a limited number of individuals and widening of the social gap. Zlatko Tomcic, president of the HSS, expressed his party's dissatisfaction with the Government's domestic and foreign policies. He said the Croatian economy has almost collapsed and that poor state of the economy is inevitably influencing the Government's social policies. Referring to foreign policy, Tomcic said Croatia has been humiliated by procedure for membership in the Council of Europe, adding that Croatia could have met membership criteria long before the Council spelled them out. mr (Hina) 192211 MET aug 96